The Airline Wheelchair Scam

[mudwhistle]

Yesterday I was flying Southwest to check on my property in Clarksville and 4 Muslim women who claimed to be handicapped (or family members of a handicapped person using wheelchairs) wanted to get on several of my flights in front of everyone else. These people saw a loophole in boarding policies and it appears that many of them are jumping at the opportunity to fake an injury to get a better seat.

Once they got on they took up the window and aisle seats leaving an empty seat between them which they filled with small bags and purses refusing to allow anyone to sit between them. They were so nasty about it that everyone who asked if that seat was taken just gave up trying and moved on to the next seat. This pettiness is a staple I've discovered dealing with Muslims in the ME. Some of them can be the most gracious hosts. But many of them tend to use their religion to take advantage of non-Muslims, claiming that they cannot be touched or don't have to put with the same rules that infidels have to put up with.

It's not just Muslims that are doing this, but many other scam artists pulling the wheelchair stunt.

 

[mudwhistle]

 

[shockedcanadian]

Reminds me of the movie Trading Places. Perhaps they will need to start checking some passengers!

 

[Rambunctious]

Theme parks make you show a doctors note before you can have one of their wheelchairs....

 

[Rambunctious]

I watched a Muslim woman toss a woman's bag across the floor at LAX so she could sit next to her family in the flight waiting area even though there were other open seats nearby... I wanted to punch her husband in the chops....

 

[mudwhistle]

Theme parks make you show a doctors note before you can have one of their wheelchairs....

Yup.

Some people don't have any principles.

It's like people on welfare. I would be too embarrassed to use a SNAP card. And it seems that handicapped parking is reserved for black people, because they're always using them.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I thought the OP was about wheelchairs being airlines. Wheelchairs make terrible airlines!

I thought Southwest now had assigned seats like normal airlines?

 

[mudwhistle]

I watched a Muslim woman toss a woman's bag across the floor at LAX so she could sit next to her family in the flight waiting area even though there were other open seats nearby... I wanted to punch her husband in the chops....

One of the reasons the ME is always in chaos is because a general feeling of hate and anger among Muslims. I think it's because the bad Muslims tend to outnumber the good Muslims.

 

[mudwhistle]

I thought the OP was about wheelchairs being airlines. Wheelchairs make terrible airlines!

I thought Southwest now had assigned seats like normal airlines?

Nope. They assign you a number and you wait in line in numeric order to get boarded.
Seating is still first come - first served.
A1-A15 get on first (after all of the cripples get on).

 

[Zincwarrior]

Nope. They assign you a number and you wait in line in numeric order to get boarded.
Seating is still first come - first served.
A1-A15 get on first (after all of the cripples get on).

Ok, looks like assigned seating at the 27th.

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Wheelchairs still make terrible airplanes...

 

[Meathead]

Yesterday I was flying Southwest to check on my property in Clarksville and 4 Muslim women who claimed to be handicapped (or family members of a handicapped person using wheelchairs) wanted to get on several of my flights in front of everyone else. These people saw a loophole in boarding policies and it appears that many of them are jumping at the opportunity to fake an injury to get a better seat.

Once they got on they took up the window and aisle seats leaving an empty seat between them which they filled with small bags and purses refusing to allow anyone to sit between them. They were so nasty about it that everyone who asked if that seat was taken just gave up trying and moved on to the next seat. This pettiness is a staple I've discovered dealing with Muslims in the ME. Some of them can be the most gracious hosts. But many of them tend to use their religion to take advantage of non-Muslims, claiming that they cannot be touched or don't have to put with the same rules that infidels have to put up with.

It's not just Muslims that are doing this, but many other scam artists pulling the wheelchair stunt.

Just be happy they didn't hijack or blow up the plane, as Muslims are known to do.

I always have flown assigned seating and always try to be the very last to board. I don't need to spend extra time in a cramped seat.

 

[Zincwarrior]

I always have flown assigned seating and always try to be the very last to board. I don't need to spend extra time in a cramped seat.

If you are not worried about carryons this is a great idea.

 

[Meathead]

If you are not worried about carryons this is a great idea.

Always find someplace for it.

 

[Hellokitty]

I took a few flights in December and did notice more people using the wheelchair assistance, but most were elderly. I fly Delta and pick my seat before hand. The one thing I've noticed is people keep window shades closed...Last flight there was a woman who had a bunch of packages in a big bag along with a overhead suitcase. Not sure why they let her on since neither the big bag or suitcase would fit under seat. When I passed her on the plane the wome next to her was clearly annoyed.

 

[Unkotare]

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